My interview was on 2 jan 2012. It was 30 min interview.3 members conducted interview which included BD, Maj. Gen. (R) Ovais Mushtaq Qureshi, HI(M) Mr. Saud Gohar

BD:
You graduated in 2006 why did it take 5 years to appear in CSS(It was my first and last attempt)
Name of French Prime Minister
name of French President who was convicted of corruption charges.
Why DMG?
How will you being a young officer overcome pressures to do illegal work?
How will you change the system or make it better?
What is FCR and its implications?Is it good for FATA?
How should females be empowered in pakistan?
Arab Uprising and its implications on the world?
Do you foresee such uprising in Pakistan?Why
Pak-US relations? Where are they heading?
pak-China relations? Importance of good relations for both?
pak foreign policy?is it correct?

2nd Member:

How to improve education standard in pakistan?
Biggest problem of Pakistan?
What is devolution of power?drawbacks of local body system?
what should Pakistan do with NATO?
What should be Obama's policy for pakistan?(Aik question mai i was PM Gilani n in follow up question i was Obama
How to overcome gas crisis?
How to overcome energy crisis?
Which industries are shifting from pakistan due to energy crisis?
can pakistan prepare next budget without US support?
Euro debt crsis and implications?

3rd Member:

You wrote two books and eight research articles.can you briefly tell about your books and articles?(The only question which i loved... And i started explaining it enthusiastically..hahaha )
Any royalty you got of books?
Your academic record and other credentials suggest you must continue with this noble profession.Why do you want to join DMG which is full of tensions and thankless tasks(BD laughed and i also smiled)
have you planned about PhD?
From Which university?(I said cambridge university)
Will you come back to Pakistan then?
teaching is very expressive and we require dedicated people like you to uplift our standards.. How can you serve Pakistan better than what you are doing already?(mai tang aa gya un k questions say.... hahahaha)


BD:

thank you gentle man and good luck......


An unusual thing happened to me... During the interview BD wrote a chit and called runner... When interview was over a person took me to an office(It was office of IT Expert...Do not remember his name).He was given chit and he asked me to sit..Then he started discussing about IT and how to improve IT standards of FPSC.. I have IT background. It was general chit chat about Pakistan,IT and which professions are better for Students..It was 30 minute chat.I asked him that sir its unusual.why am i being interviewed again? He said that this interview carried no marks and neither would it be reported to BD. They did not ask anything from optional subjects

Now really donot know why this happened to me.(Kuch kehty hain its positive sign and some said its negative sign)

Jo be sign ha God knows better but overall it was an inetrview where so many arguments and counter arguments were presented.Sai debate hue meri members say on all isuues.Anyways wish me best of luck and wish you all bestest of lucks dears.

These are some more questions being asked in different interviews,
1. MFN
2. District of domicile and it's resources
3. How we can build the softer image of Pakistan at international level
4. Role of media

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Hello friends.
It was my interview today and i think this could be the most weird interview this year.

I was the first one to appear today and the atmosphere in the room was nice and easy, Chairman sb received me with a smiling face.

BUT, the moment i sat there he told me that psychological team has assessed me as a below average person
( Though my both days of psychological days had gone very good :O )
but i remained indifferent

In no time he started asking questions plus counter questioning by Bhagwan Das sb about
Monuments built by Muslims !
Economic importance of my city
Skills for DMG
Islamic culture
Three very tough legal terms and maxims ( i have done ll.b)

Saud Gohar sb took most of the time and each and everything was about my psychological proforma !

My joke, incident that annoyed my family, ways to control corruption in departments,reasons for resigning from a job in IG office.
My replies in proforma were a bit controversial so this was the reason he asked in so much detail and so much argumentation was done !!
But he never seemed satisfied

Then General sb asked bit of law and then about Salman Taseer case as i had been discussing religion with Saud sb and my views made him bring this topic. Againf a lengthy discussion.


That was it! no current affairs that i had prepared so good.

They are generally asking question about recent developments in current national and international affairs and with some they keep asking about Optionals only. So go there after preparing all of the stuff
Lots of counter questioning is done there.

BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE

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Hard work conquers !

The psychological assessment pattern has undergone several changes. Please refer to several threads in Psychological Tests to have a general idea. A simple example/proof is that our group was not asked about favourite personalities neither in pro forma nor in the interview. It will be prudent to prepare yourself sufficiently prior to the test in order to avoid answers on-the-spur of the moment which more often tend to work in favour of the examiners and not candidates.

Regards,

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news from last 4 days of viva are that they are asking different things.some were asked about psychological per forma questions more,some with current affairs,some with optional. well panel seems to be friendly according to 4 days report.

@mohsin sultan
i heard that they did this 'below average' with 2 persons today.do they really mean it?how much they argue about it?
well best of luck bro!

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@ Deadly doctor

Yeah one of them was me !

Well we know nothing but my psychological proforma contained some controversial stuff and joke of Arsalan ( the other guy) was about ethnicity so may be they wanted to make us change our stance or amend our stance.
Or may be our report was very good ( i pray so )

or we actually were below average haha

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Hard work conquers !

My interview on 6 January.
Thanks to Allah Almighty. I enjoyed it alot, it was my 3rd and last appearance before this panel. I am thoroughly satisfied and very happy after this viva. Lot of counter questioning and hostility but i was cool as a cucumber.

Chairman sab.

Q.1 You have been taking part in debates, speak for 2 minutes on role of bureaucracy in Pakistan.

Q.2 How will you handle political pressure during service?

Q.3 Have you ever gone to a village? What are the difficulties of village life?

Q.4 what should be strategy of pakistan in dealing with USA after NATO attacks?

Q.5 how was your preparation for written?

Q.6 how will you curb crime as DPO?

Q.7 how can we improve GDP of pakistan?

Q.8 what is the GDP of USA?

Q.9 is it possible for pakistan to end its relations with USA?
In the end chairman sab said i can't give you much credit to you for this performance.

General sab.

Gentleman you are looking smart in this outfit. ( trying to mesmerise me perhaps)

Q. 1. What is the procedure of creating new provinces?

Q 2. Can iran block strait of hormuz?

3. What is the importance of strait of hormuz?

4. Is there any similarity between memogate and watergate scandal?

5. What if judiciary gives a verdict against the government in memo case?

6. Major oil exporters of world?

7. Your profile suggests you are fond of parties, how will you afford such parties with meagre salary?

8. How will you afford time for parties?

9. What is the public debt of pakistan.

Saud gohar sab.

1. What is PCNS.

2. Global warming?

3. What are leadership qualities needed in a dmg officer?

4. How will you manage target killing in karachi?

5. Name 3 basics problems of third world countries.

6. Is our nuclear programme in safe hands?

No questions were asked from the optionals. Duration was 30 minutes. The difference between this viva and the previous ones was that this time the viva was classic and superb. I clicked on the right day. Panel has no reason not to give 200 marks inshallah.

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CSS 2009, 2010, 2011 Qualifier

@shallowater,

kindly tell your answers as well so that we'll clear.

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A unique trend that I have observed after going through some of the interviews is that the panel is not asking for the introduction of the candidates....they are starting the interviews from general questions, but the questions and way of interview varies from person to person, so we can't generalize this trend to all the candidates.It depends on the performa of the candidates.

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Most of the position holders of this competitive examination over the course of history were the candidates appearing for 2nd or 3rd time. Perfection is rarely found in the first attempt which to be honest is considered an immature or rather amateur attempt usually. Nevertheless, each attempt has its own significance and worth; the first building a foundation, while the last registering a milestone. I wish you also get a chance to register a milestone in your name.

Thanks for sharing the experience.

All the Best!

Regards,

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